Wer wird Millionär?
| Wer wird Millionär? | |
|---|---|
Logo (2000–2008) | |
| Created by | Endemol |
| Presented by | Günther Jauch |
| Country of origin | Germany |
| Production | |
| Running time | about 45 minutes 180 minutes (celebrity edition) |
| Production companies | Celador (1999–2007) 2waytraffic (2007–2020) Sony Pictures Television (2020–present) Endemol (1999–2015) Endemol Shine Germany (2015–present) |
| Original release | |
| Network | RTL |
| Release | 3 September 1999 – present |
Wer wird Millionär? is a German game show based on the original British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. It is shown on RTL on Mondays and Fridays at 20:15 (CET/CEST). It is hosted by Günther Jauch. The show has been broadcast from 3 September 1999 until today.
The main goal of the show is to win €1 million (previously 1 million DM) by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly. If contestants get the fifth question correct, they will leave with at least €500. If they get the tenth question correct, they will leave with at least €16,000, unless they enabled the fourth 'lifeline' (added in 2007).
Contestants from outside Germany are able to participate if they speak German, with contestants from Austria and Switzerland among previous participants.